I Am Drawn Back...

 I am drawn back to Rilke's description of learning to fly,
and the necessity to first allow oneself to be heavy, 

and to fall. 
Sometimes we see that which we judge in ourselves, 

and that weight can feel unbearable. 
I am trying to hold with that feeling of weight

 (importance of realizations) 
while letting go of the judgement (moving quietly into my higher self.) 
Now I can add that image of a small bird (my emerging soul) 

learning first to submit to the failures of the machine,
feeling the heaviness, and letting the fear and judgement go ... 

It’s all part of learning the flight to the highest 

we can achieve in this life. 
Step by small step ...

~J

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